Did you know that there are only five films in history that have crossed the $2 billion mark at the box office?
The American website ‘Insider’ has compiled a list of five films that have crossed this milestone through the website ‘Box Office Mojo’, which records the earnings of films.
‘Avatar’, the sequel of which will release in December after a long wait, is still the highest grosser.
Here are the highlights of these five films.
5- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
This film earned a total of 2 billion 483 59 thousand 754 dollars worldwide.
‘Infinity War’ fans must go back to watch the movie because of the painfully unfinished ending of the story.
No one expected the movie to end with Thanos (Josh Brolin) not only defeating the Avengers, but also taking away half of all their lives.
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When the film hit the cinemas, it set the record for the highest worldwide business by earning $64.09 crore in its first week.
Its earnings crossed the $1 billion mark in just 11 days and the film’s worldwide gross crossed the $2 billion mark in 48 days.
4- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
This film made a total of two billion six crore 95 lakh 21 thousand 700 dollars worldwide.
Disney’s return to the galaxy was of interest to both old and new fans as it brought back the original cast and paired them with new characters.
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At the time, ‘The Force Awakens’ recorded the biggest opening weekend ($24.79 million).
It was previously the fastest film to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide within 12 days.
3. Titanic (1997)
This film has earned a total of 2 billion 20 crore 16 lakh 47 thousand 264 dollars in the world.
Directed by James Cameron, this film was the first film to gross more than a billion dollars worldwide.
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It was the costliest film at that time.
The film eventually crossed the $2 billion mark during its 2012 re-release in 3D.
2. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
This film, which earned a total of 2 billion 79 crore 75 lakh 1 thousand 328 dollars worldwide, became the adornment of the cinema in 2019.
Fans wanted to know if the remaining Avengers could rise again, defeat Thanos and reverse the effects of the end of ‘Infinity War’.
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The film broke box office records by grossing over $1.2 billion worldwide, almost double the opening weekend of ‘Infinity War’.
‘Endgame’ took just 11 days to cross the $2 billion mark.
In this time ‘Infinity War’ crossed the one billion dollar mark.
1. Avatar (2009)
This film was released in 2009, earning a total of 2 billion 879 million 59 thousand 572 dollars worldwide.
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At that time, ‘Avatar’ became the fastest film to make a billion dollars.
His earnings crossed two billion dollars in 47 days.
Its long-awaited sequel ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ will hit theaters in December.
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2024-09-29 11:21:18
